THE NEW National Risk Register says a flu pandemic is the greatest risk to national security the UK is facing.

So how long, do you think, before the cry goes up: “We’re wasting time on all this anti-terrorist legislation – prepare for flu instead!” (followed, depressingly and inevitably, by claims that there would be no terrorist threat at all if British foreign policy were different).

Makes about as much sense as one previous commenter on this blog who said that terrorism wasn’t as big a threat to our citizens as the private car, since the number of people killed on our roads was so much higher than the number killed on 7/7.

Before 7/7, the terrorism deniers claimed there was nothing to worry about. After 7/7 they said it was all the government’s fault. The National Risk Register is a useful document, but I hope we will take no notice of those who use it to justify their own refusal to face up to the truth about Islamist terrorism.

Surely the greatest threat would be a pandemic initiated by a group of terrorists.
Your government would be blamed, but only for not having the right antidote. Brown wouldn’t dither about though, he’d be the first one in the bunker.

As far as the headline goes, it’s a tad misleading unless they think flu only attacks our forces, emergency services, and other necessary staff to ensure national security. Let’s face it, they’ll be the first to get any meds before the rest of us.

In any case, the report says a terrorist attack is more likely than a flu event. Hope that makes you feel better.

Perhaps if your government got rid of all these Quangos like Mrs Thatcher did, we would not have all these useless reports telling us about flu & how much we drink, how fast food is bad for us etc.
It would save millions as well. It is Labour that has set them all up again so you have only yourselves to blame